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Key Takeaways:

  • A Sosoliso Airlines plane crashed in Nigeria, killing 107 people, including 65 students, while Canadian Armed Forces clarified reports of a C-130 crash were mistaken.
  • The first combat-ready V-22 Osprey tiltrotor, an aircraft with a history of developmental problems, was delivered to the Marines.
  • Korean Air pilots were ordered back to work by the government after a four-day strike, and three men escaped a French prison via a helicopter hijacking.
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At least 107 people, including 65 students, died when a Sosoliso Airlines plane crashed on landing at Nigerias Port Harcourt Airport. Bad weather was reported at the time of the crash …

Canadian Armed Forces officials say all their planes are accounted for, despite reports last week that a C-130 went down off the coast of New Brunswick. Police said the plane may have been flying low and dropping flares and that could have confused witnesses …

The first combat-ready V-22 Osprey tiltrotor was delivered to the Marines last week. The aircraft, which has encountered numerous (and fatal) developmental problems, went to the II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C. …

The Korean government has ordered striking Korean Air pilots back to work. The pilots had been on off the job for four days, seeking higher wages …

Three men escaped from a French prison in Albertville after accomplices hijacked a helicopter to snatch them from the courtyard. They havent been recaptured.

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